An auspicious day in the 5th month, the 4th year of Heisei
with)Black lacquered Samurai motif Uchigatana Koshirae
Length of cutting edge69.5cm Curvature2.0cm Thickness of base7.3mm Width of base33.0mm Width of Yokote24.7mm
Forging(Hada) : Hada is tight Mokume-hada using fine steel and there works with thick ji-nie (blinking hard granules over the surface) and darkish nie lines (chikei) well out. The entire hada ware is clear and beautiful.
Temper(Hamon) : Hamon is Gunome based "togari" (indication of sharp head), Ko-nie favored Sanbonsugi temper line which is equally repeated from the base to tip covered in fine ko-nie hard granules. There is thick gunome-feet working toward the cutting edge.
Temper of tip(Boshi) : Boshi is gunome midare with medium circle turn back.
Tang(Nakago) : Nakago is in UBU (original). one nakago ANA. Takanoha(V-shape) filemarks. Shape of end is Iriyama(V-shape). The signature in hakiomote is Niju-Nana-dai KANEMOTO and the ura side is chiselled the date of year An auspicious day in the 5th month, the 4th year of Heisei (1992).
The 27th generation KANEMOTO, the legitimate Kanemoto Magoroku school, born in 1924. His real name is Kaneko Tatsuichiro who lived in Inaguchi town, Seki-city. He joined to [Nihonto Tanren-sho school] in 1937 to learn from Watanabe Kanenaga, then succeeded the 27th generation of Makoroku Kanemoto in 1944. He was officially commended with Seki mayer's award 1980 and got an important intangible cultural heritage from Govenor of Gifu pref. in 1997. He is one of the elders Sword Smiths who have inherited the traditional Mino-school, especially good at re-production of works by MAKOROKU KANEMOTO. This large katana is heroic and brave using fine steel of which forging marks bears dignity that surpasses the others in Mino school. Passed away January 24th 2008.
Black lacquered Samurai motif Uchigatana Koshirae comprising :
White ray-skin Gray Indigo-blue lozenge wrap hilt
Samurai motif Fuchi/Kashira - Shakudo Nanako-ji surface Takabori Gold Iroe
Samurai motif Menuki - Shakudo Yobori Gold Iroe
Samurai motif Tsuba signed Souheishi Nyudo Souten-sei - Iron ground open work, Gold, Silver and Suaka inlay
Silver ground Habaki collar, preserved in Shira Saya plain wood mounting.
